[Elecraft] K3 - SMT mods

[G4ILO]

Brian Lloyd-6 wrote:
> 
> 
> I know that I am not about to manufacture my own hot-air rework tool,  
> especially when I can purchase one for $79(us).
> (http://www.circuitspecialists.com/prod.itml/icOid/9445 
> ) I also know that I am going to continue to encounter SMT if I  
> continue playing with amateur radio. So far the sub-$100(us) hot-air  
> tool has worked just fine. It has been used to build several softrock  
> boards and even to remove components installed backwards on the K2.  
> (11-year-old kids get in a hurry and aren't good about reading  
> instructions carefully.)
> 
If I was 40 years younger then buying such a tool might be a good
investment, like many of the tools I currently own. But failing eyesight and
unsteady hands mean that construction involving SMT parts is now out of the
question, and any electronic constructional activity has become more of a
chore than a pleasure, so at this point in my life it would be a complete
waste of money. Hence my rather abrubt dismissal of your suggestion.

Elecraft's decision to make the K3 a no-solder kit was exactly the right one
for me. I am going to have to do without this modification unless I can find
a way to do it without risk of harming the K3 and without requiring any
special equipment. I have had enough feedback to suggest that my idea should
work (though still suggesting that I should try it first on something
disposable.)

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